Table 3. AVM Profile.
Grade of radiosurgical effect (SRS grade) | Total | A | B | C | B + C | |||
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category of group | S group | N group | ||||||
total number | 73 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 29 | S vs N group | SRS grade A vs C | |
AVM profile | ||||||||
location | NS | NS | ||||||
Frontal | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Temporal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Parietal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Occipital | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Cerebellum | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
Thalamostriate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Brainstem | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Spetzler-Martin grade | NS | NS | ||||||
Grade 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Grade 2 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Grade 3 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |||
Grade 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
Grade 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
size | maximum diameter (mm) | 31.6 (11-72) | 28.7 (12-55) | 32.9 (11-45) | 40.7 (20-72) | 35.9 (11-72) | NS | 0.013 |
initial volume (ml) | 13.8 (1-46) | 12.0 (1-45) | 12.4 (1-35) | 23.5 (2-46) | 16.6 (1-46) | NS | 0.004 | |
≤5 ml | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
6-10 ml | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
11-20 ml | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
21-30 ml | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
31-40 ml | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
>40 ml | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
mBRAS | mean value | 2.13 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 2.97 | 2.33 | NS | <0.001 |
≤1.00 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
1.01-1.50 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
1.51-2.00 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
≥2.01 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |||
Angioarchitecture | ||||||||
Nidus type | compact | 52 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0.004 | <0.001 |
diffuse | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
Daughter nidus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | NS | NS | |
Draining pattern | single (superficial) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.031 | 0.0013 |
single (deep) | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
multiple (superficial main) | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |||
multiple (deep main) | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
Associated varix | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | NS | NS | |
Associated aneurysm no aneurysms | 52 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 19 | NS | NS | |
proximal (treated) | 13(5) | 6(2) | 3(0) | 4(3) | 7(3) | |||
flow-related (treated) | 3(3) | 2(2) | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | |||
intranidal (treated) | 6(4) | 3(3) | 2(1) | 1(0) | 3(1) | |||
Meningeal feeders | no | 56 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0.023 | 0.002 |
yes (treated) | 17(9) | 6(4) | 4(1) | 7(4) | 11(5) |
mBRAS: modified radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation (AVM) score